SOLUTION: A ball is thrown straight up from a rooftop 432 feet high. The formula below describes the​ ball's height above the​ ground, h, in​ feet, t seconds after it was thrown. The b

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Question 1178634: A ball is thrown straight up from a rooftop 432 feet high. The formula below describes the​ ball's height above the​ ground, h, in​ feet, t seconds after it was thrown. The ball misses the rooftop on its way down. The graph of the formula is shown. Determine when the​ ball's height will be 378 feet and identify the solution as a point on the graph.
h=-16t^2+30t+432

Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ikleyn:
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solutions:

->throw out the negative solution
The ball will be at a height of feet after seconds.



Answer by ikleyn(52780)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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To solve the problem and to get the answer, you need to solve this quadratic equation


    -16t^2 + 30t + 432 = 378.


Rewrite it in this equivalent form


    16t^2 - 30t - 54 = 0


Find the roots using the quadratic formula


    t =  =  = .


Only positive root  t =  =  = 3 seconds is the solution to the problem.

Solved,  answered,  explained and completed.

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